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Operation Carthage
Mosquito — Escape Artist ExtraordinaireThis is the story of three remarkable prison breaks in the later years of World War II, one of them exactly 80 years ago. What makes them unique, I think, is that De Havilland Mosquitos unlocked the doors. Carthage Operation...
They were the Few, and now there are none
Paddy Hemingway Group Captain John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway, DFC, July 17 1920 to March 17 2025, was the last surviving fighter pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain. Rest In Peace.
Dog Boats, PT Boats, and E Boats
Dog Boats at SpeedWorld War II was fought on many different scales. At sea it was fought all the way from massive aircraft carriers and battleships displacing 30,000 tons with crews of over 2,000 men, all the way down to motor torpedo boats (MTBs) displacing 50 tons...
Compass: An Unexpected Victory
HMS TerrorOperation Compass is now buried in dusty history books and military archives, slipping into ‘ancient history’ along with the fall of the Roman Empire, Henry VIII’s six wives, the French Revolution, and all that other stuff that happened long ago. Histories...
The Savage Sea
An E Class DestroyerOn January 21, 1940, 85 years ago this month, the Royal Navy E-Class destroyer HMS Exmouth was sunk in the Moray Firth off the east coast of Scotland by the Kriegsmarine Type II-B submarine U-22. All 175 members of Exmouth’s crew were lost. On...
So This Is Christmas
Once again, the holidays are upon us. Once again, we can hope and pray for a world filled with peace and goodwill. Once again, I am publishing my Christmas blog which recalls Christmas Day in 1914 when the soldiers stopped hilling each other, just for a few hours, and...
